Iowa high school baseball rankings: 6 Wamac Conference teams ranked or receiving votes

The Wamac Conference is flexing its muscle early in the season. The conference has six teams ranked or receiving votes in the latest installment of the Iowa High School Baseball Coaches Association state rankings released Monday.

Marion is one of five teams listed in Class 3A and leads the way at fourth. Clear Creek Amana has handled teams, including a sweep of Marion, and cracked the rankings at No. 6. Independence and West Delaware are both 8-1 with their losses coming to each other. The Mustangs are eighth and the Hawks are No. 10.

Center Point-Urbana (7-2) has not lost to a 3A school and received votes. Dyersville Beckman, which is in its last season in the Wamac, is sixth in 2A.

Interestingly, Grinnell is going to replace Beckman and is ranked third in 3A.

Cedar Rapids Xavier (3A) and Lansing Kee (1A) lead Gazette-area teams with No. 2 rankings.

Iowa City High (4A), Mid-Prairie (2A) and North Linn (1A) are ranked each third.

Cedar Rapids Prairie is ranked ninth in 4A and Lisbon enters the rankings at seventh in 1A, closing out the Linn County contingent.

Iowa High School Baseball Coaches Association rankings

(Week 2)

CLASS 4A

1. Johnston (9-0)

2. West Des Moines Dowling (5-1)

3. Iowa City High (7-2)

4. Waukee (7-0)

5. Indianola (7-2)

6. Urbandale (5-1)

7. Waukee Northwest (6-4)

8. Cedar Falls (7-1)

9. Cedar Rapids Prairie (4-3)

10. Sioux City East (7-2)

Other teams received votes: Ankeny Centennial, Dubuque Hempstead, Pleasant Valley, SE Polk, West Des Moines Valley.

CLASS 3A

1. Dubuque Wahlert (8-1)

2. Cedar Rapids Xavier (7-2)

3. Grinnell (8-0)

4. Marion (6-2)

5. Davenport Assumption (4-3)

6. Clear Creek Amana (5-0)

7. Western Dubuque (8-1)

8. Independence (5-1)

9. North Polk (4-0)

10. West Delaware (8-1).

Other teams received votes: Center Point-Urbana, Council Bluffs Lewis Central, Knoxville, Pella, Waverly-Shell Rock.

CLASS 2A

1. Van Meter (8-0)

2. Jesup (2-0)

3. Mid-Prairie (2-1)

4. Estherville-Lincoln Central (8-0)

5. Clarinda (2-0)

6. Dyersville Beckman (4-5)

7. West Marshall (5-3)

8. Camanche (1-0)

9. Pella Christian (3-0)

10. Anamosa (1-1)

Other teams received votes: Davis County, Des Moines Christian, Grundy Center, Treynor, West Lyon.

CLASS 1A

1. Mason City Newman (8-0)

2. Lansing Kee (8-1)

3. North Linn (5-0)

4. Remsen St. Mary’s (8-0)

5. Don Bosco (6-0)

6. New London (3-0)

7. Lisbon (1-0)

8. South Winneshiek (4-0)

9. Woodbury Central (3-1)

10. Kingsley-Pierson (4-2)

Other teams received votes: Ankeny Christian, Highland, Coon Rapids-Bayard, Mount Ayr, Sigourney.